Brands Y’all 2024 Speaker Lineup

By Founders Advisors

Jan 30 2024

Meet Our 2024 Speakers

Speaker #1: Ken May

 

Accomplished executive with decades of transformational leadership experience in the Consumer space.

Former CEO of TopGolf, President & COO of Krispy Kreme, and CEO of FedEx Kinko’s.

Current CEO of JumpShot, a tech-enabled basketball entertainment company.

 

Speaker #2: Doug Tatum

Current Teaching Faculty member at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University.

Serves as Board Member in numerous early-stage companies.

Former Chairman of the Board for the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).

 

Speaker #3: Mahesh Sadarangani

Has served as CEO of Philz Coffee since September 2021.

Previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Development Officer at Wingstop.

Has held numerous roles in Strategy, Finance, Operations, and Marketing for CEC, Greatwide Logistics, Reddy Ice, and FedEx Office.

 

Speaker #4: Scott Wozniak

CEO of Swoz Consulting, advises executives of small and large companies around the world.

Previous experience at Chick-fil-A focused on leadership development and corporate strategy.

His book “Make Your Brand Legendary” provides business owners the tools needed to create a legendary brand with “raving fans.”

 

Click HERE to email us to learn more. Space is limited. Register before March 1st to take advantage of our Early Bird rates.

Brands Y’all Consumer Summit is scheduled for April 22nd – April 24th, 2024.

Reach out to Wayne Vacek (wvacek@foundersib.com) or Nathan Kelly (nkelly@foundersib.com) to learn more about this event. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.

 

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